SKILL UP
If you’re aged 18 and over and eligible to work in Northern Ireland, a range of free accredited courses are available to help you re-train and re-skill, through SKILL UP.
SKILL UP
Participants on the SKILL UP Programme can avail of free courses to skill, upskill and reskill.
The programme focuses on supporting people in taking part in learning to improve the skills of the local workforce with courses available through local Further and Higher Education Providers.
Open University
Green Skills
- Climate change: Transforming your Organisation for Sustainability – Level 6
Transversal Skills
- Business Management: Marketing Principles and Practice – Level 6
- Business Management: Improving Organisational Practice – Level 6
- Business Management: People Management and Leadership – Level 6
- Business Management: Project Management – Level 6
- Business Management: Fundamentals of Management Accounting – Level 6
- Business Management: Financial Accounting for Non-Financial Roles – Level 6
For further information on the SKILL UP programme at the Open University go to:
Queen’s University Belfast
Advanced Manufacturing
- Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Programme – Clinton Institute
For further information on the SKILL UP programme at the Queen's University Belfast go to:
Ulster University
Green Skills
- Sustainable Transformation in Practice – Level 7
- Industrial Biotechnology – Level 7
Health and Social Care
- Pharmacogenomics Informed Prescribing – Level 7
Hospitality
- Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality – Level 7
Software
- Coding Skills for Biologists – Level 7
Transversal Skills
- Mini MBA developing Family Business – Level 7
- Quality Management and Process Improvement – Level 7
- Improvement Through People – Level 7
For further information on the SKILL UP programme at Ulster University go to:
Belfast Metropolitan College
Hospitality
- Get into Hospitality Programme – Level 2
- Barista Skills – Level 2
Software
- Creative Arts and Digital Technologies – Level 3
- Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 365 Associate – Level 3
- Cyber Skills - Adult Training Programme – Main – Level 2
- Cyber Skills - Adult Training Programme - Neuro Diverse – Level 2
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) Objects – Level 3
Transversal Skills
- Vocational Skills – Level 2
- Leadership and Management – Level 3
- Leadership and Management – Level 5
- Digital Marketing – Level 2
- Social Media – Level 2
For further information on the Skill Up at Belfast Metropolitan College go to:
St Mary’s University College
For further information on the Skill Up programme at St Mary’s University College go to:
Stranmillis University College
Transversal Skills
- Master's Modules – Level 7
For further information on the Skill Up programme at Stranmillis University College go to:
North West Regional College
Advanced Manufacturing
- Fundamentals of BIM – Level 3
Green Skills
- Sustainability in the Workplace – Level 2
- Electric Vehicle – Level 4
- Requirements for the Design & Installation of Domestic % mall Commercial EV Charging Points – Level 3
Health and Social Care
- Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s and Building Resilience) – Level 4
- Introduction to Mindfulness and Reducing Anxiety in Children – Level 2
- Introduction to Counselling Skills – Level 2
- Principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Level 2
- Awareness of Mental Health and Well-being – Level 2
- Understand Autism Spectrum Condition – Level 2
Software
- Kickstart IT – Level 4
For further information on the Skill Up programme at North West Regional College go to:
Northern Regional College
Green Skills
- Hydrogen Applications and Technologies – Level 3
Health and Social Care
- Introduction to Mindfulness and Reducing Anxiety in Children – Level 2
- Infant and Child Mental Health and its Impact on Social and Emotional Dev – Level 3
- Working with Children and Young People with Special Needs – Level 3
- Using Mindfulness Techniques to Reduce Anxiety in Children and Young People – Level 3
- Health and Social Care – Level 3
- End of Life Care – Level 2
For further information on the SKILL UP programme at Northern Regional College go to:
South West College
Advanced Manufacturing
Preparing and Using Industrial Robots – Level 2
- Welding – Level 1
- Welding – Level 2
- BIM/Revit – Level 4
Green Skills
- Passive House Designer Course – Level 4
- Passive House Trades Person Course – Level 4
- Electric & Hybrid Vehicle – Level 3
- Sustainability and the Green Environment – Level 2
Hospitality
- Principles of Food Allergen Awareness and Control – Level 2
Software
- Social Media & Digital Marketing – Level 4
Transversal Skills
- Leadership & Management - Level 3
- Leadership & Management - Level 5
- Project Management – Level 3
For further information on the SKILL UP programme at South West College go to:
Southern Regional College
Transversal Skills
- Childcare Leadership and Management : Develop Systems that Promote Communication
For further information on the SKILL UP programme at Southern Regional College go to:
South Eastern Regional College
Advanced Manufacturing
Green Skills
- Design of Heat Pump systems – Level 3
- Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps – Level 3
- Hydrogen Safety Awareness – Level 2
- Reducing Energy Use in Buildings – Level 2
- Retrofit – Level 2
- Installation & Maintenance of Small Scale Photovoltaic PV systems – Level 3
- Hot Water Systems & Safety (inc. Unvented hot water) – Level 3
Hospitality
- Food Safety and Hygiene – Level 2
- Identifying and Controlling Food Allergy Risks – Level 2
- Supervising Food Safety and Hygiene – Level 3
Transversal Skills
- Social Media – Level 2
- Learning and Development (TTT) – Level 3
- International Trade, Customs & Logistics – Level 2
Software
- Spreadsheet Software - Level 2
- Spreadsheet Software - Level 3
- Word Processing Software - Level 3
For further information on the Skill Up programme at South Eastern Regional College go to: